CABOT, Ark. – Authorities say Arkansas officers fatally shot a handcuffed parolee who fired at them from inside a patrol car. State Department of Community Correction Deputy Director Dina Tyler says 35-year-old Jonathan McIntosh was killed Tuesday in Cabot, 25 miles northwest of Little Rock. Tyler says ADCC and Lonoke …
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BOONTON, N.J. – A new addition to Ellis Island’s Immigration Museum is having its grand opening next week after numerous delays following the destruction of Superstorm Sandy. The Daily Record reports (http://dailyre.co/1Bm3CNl ) the Wednesday opening of the Peopling of America Center marks the end of the second phase of …
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BOISE, Idaho – BASE jumpers just want to be free. How else can you explain it this extreme form of skydiving? BASE stands for the fixed objects people leap from: Buildings and antenna, spans such as bridges, and Earth, which usually means stunningly high cliffs. The devil-may-care culture of these …
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PHOENIX – Phoenix is suing the Federal Aviation Administration over flight path changes that have led to aircraft noise that’s plaguing some historic city neighborhoods. Mayor Greg Stanton said Monday that the city has tried to resolve the issue numerous times, but the FAA hasn’t proposed any meaningful changes. Stanton …
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Four suspects are wanted in Philadelphia after tying up a family inside their home during a terrifying armed robbery caught on video last week, authorities said. The victim, who told police that he runs a business out of his home, was standing outside with an employee just after 10 a.m. …
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Riders on a Universal Studios Florida Theme Park roller coaster in Orlando were stuck for nearly an hour in a vertical position Thanksgiving night. The Orlando Fire Department told FOX 35 the incident happened at the park’s Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster on Thursday night, and said there were …
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University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s job is increasingly at risk as university donors, lawmakers in both parties, alumni and Jewish groups have piled on criticism after her disastrous congressional testimony on antisemitism this week. The Penn Board of Trustees will hold a meeting on Sunday at 5 p.m., the …
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Female athletes took exception to a nonprofit leader’s statement made during congressional testimony about Title IX last week after many said she appeared to suggest that women and girls competing in sports should “learn to lose gracefully” to transgender athletes competing alongside them. “Trans students participate in sports for the …
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U.S. forces on Monday conducted a test of the Missile Defense Agency’s upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor for its homeland missile defense system that intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred around 6:48 a.m. from the northern part of the military installation. …
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A pilot has died after his plane crashed in Arizona, near the Nevada border, on Sunday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Around 4 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a call about an aircraft being down, about five miles outside Bullhead City. First responders reported seeing heavy smoke near …
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